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The endorsement waiting game ended today (Sept. 4) as Jones and Smith officially backed Ducey, one day after Bennett endorsed the nominee. In a joint statement, Jones and Smith said: “As proud conservatives, we respect the election process, we support the will of the voters, and we endorse Doug Ducey as the Republican nominee for governor.

Ducey and DuVal will face off for their first debate of the general election on Sept. 10. The East Valley Partnership will host the debate at the Chandler Center for the Arts, which will be moderated by 12 News reporter Brahm Resnik, according to an EVP spokeswoman.

A series of Sunday night robocalls made by the Alliance for Principled Conservatives was universally criticized by their targets – and the candidates they intended to help. Worsley said while he couldn’t obtain a full recording of the call, he was told that it accused him of criminal activity.

In LD27, Miranda raised $15,730, but reported spending no money at all during the same reporting period. About $5,000 of her funds came from political committees, including contributions from the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce and its PAC.

When Huppenthal addressed the media yesterday to discuss the effects of illegal immigration on education spending, the Fourth Estate was quick to question the timing of the event and voice suspicion that the news conference was a shameless attempt at election pandering.

A new convenience-store surveillance video, which gives more weight to allegations of sign theft involving Robson, merely heightened questions surrounding the mystery man who got in his truck before leaving a Circle K store.